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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Raul Yomero (ranked 4989 p4p, 5242 weight class) and Isaac Adebayo (ranked 427 p4p, 446 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling Counter fighter Intelligent |
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BJJ Blue Belt Excellent MT Intelligent |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raul Yomero! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Isaac Adebayo! The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yomero throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Adebayo tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Yomero is in Adebayo's guard. Adebayo wants to stand up but Yomero is controlling him.
Adebayo kicks Yomero off and gets to his feet. A nice inside leg kick there by Adebayo. That's going to slow Yomero down. Adebayo lands a head kick!
Adebayo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. A decent looking cross lands there for Adebayo. Adebayo misses with a head kick.
Yomero looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Isaac Adebayo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Yomero closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Yomero takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. Adebayo throws a nice inside leg kick. Adebayo stuffs the takedown. Adebayo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Yomero with a body shot. A punch lands to the side of Yomero 's head but he takes it in his stride. Good shot there by Adebayo. Adebayo pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Yomero back to the cage. Adebayo follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver. Yomero changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Adebayo tries to avoid it but Yomero manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Adebayo to the ground. Adebayo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Adebayo is clearly looking to counter with head kicks. Adebayo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Adebayo lands a leg kick that knocks Yomero off balance momentarily.
Yomero scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. Still in half guard, Yomero seems content to control. Yomero passes to side control.
Yomero tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. Sloppy strikes there by Yomero. Yomero tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it. Adebayo is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Yomero is controlling him well. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
 That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yomero is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Adebayo knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. Adebayo is trying to buck Yomero off. Yomero could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely. Adebayo tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops. Yomero missing with strikes. Good control from Yomero. Adebayo is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Adebayo defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Adebayo wants to get back to his feet.
 That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yomero tightening his grip on Adebayo, looking for the choke. Adebayo is trying to stand back up.
Yomero looking for the choke from the back. Adebayo wants to get back to his feet. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Isaac Adebayo dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
Yomero misses with a takedown attempt and Adebayo counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Adebayo throws a nice outside leg kick. Adebayo scores with a push kick. Adebayo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Adebayo enables Yomero to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Adebayo manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat. Yomero slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Adebayo is not content to let Yomero control the position. Raul Yomero overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Yomero passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Adebayo! Adebayo is trying to stand.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Yomero trying to control but he's not successful this time. Adebayo is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Yomero working for a submission but Adebayo is keeping him at bay. Adebayo is trying to stand up. Yomero can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Adebayo is looking to escape. Yomero tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. Adebayo wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Adebayo is squirming around, avoiding Yomero's attempts to control the action.
Yomero is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Adebayo is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Raul Yomero!
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